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Chapter 25
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Through the Forest Primeval
For a brief, sickening moment Tarzan felt the slipping of the rope to which he clung, and heard the scraping of the block of stone against the masonry1 above.
Then of a sudden the rope was still—the stone had caught at the very edge. Gingerly the ape-man clambered up the frail2 rope. In a moment his head was above the edge of the shaft3. The court was empty. The inhabitants of Opar were viewing the sacrifice. Tarzan could hear the voice of La from the nearby sacrificial court. The dance had ceased. It must be almost time for the knife to fall; but even as he thought these things he was running rapidly toward the sound of the high priestess' voice.
Fate guided him to the very doorway4 of the great roofless chamber5. Between him and the altar was the long row of priests and priestesses, awaiting with their golden cups the spilling of the warm blood of their victim. La's hand was descending7 slowly toward the bosom8 of the frail, quiet figure that lay stretched upon the hard stone. Tarzan gave a gasp9 that was almost a sob10 as he recognized the features of the girl he loved. And then the scar upon his forehead turned to a flaming band of scarlet11, a red mist floated before his eyes, and, with the awful roar of the bull ape gone mad, he sprang like a huge lion into the midst of the votaries12.
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masonry
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n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣 | |
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votaries
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n.信徒( votary的名词复数 );追随者;(天主教)修士;修女 | |
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dungeon
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vault
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misery
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v.急切而含混不清地说( jabber的过去式和过去分词 );急促兴奋地说话 | |
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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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granite
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fugitive
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hurl
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vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂 | |
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futility
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rivulet
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n.小溪,小河 | |
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复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋 | |
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regaining
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复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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grassy
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adj.盖满草的;长满草的 | |
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delightful
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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ad.奇迹般地 | |
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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resentment
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n.怨愤,忿恨 | |
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plummet
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vi.(价格、水平等)骤然下跌;n.铅坠;重压物 | |
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civilized
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warrior
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n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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contented
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bower
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warriors
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n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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